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Notice PaperNo. 150 Friday, September 21, 2012 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| September 20, 2012 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the repeal and replacement of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act”. |
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| September 20, 2012 — Mr. Leef (Yukon) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (blood samples)”. |
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| September 20, 2012 — Mr. Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish a National Health and Fitness Day”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-8942 — September 20, 2012 — Mr. Choquette (Drummond) — With regard to VIA Rail passengers with reduced mobility: (a) how many anchoring mechanisms are currently installed per railway car to accommodate persons with reduced mobility; (b) does VIA Rail have a policy on accommodating people with reduced mobility and, if so, what is it; (c) does VIA Rail keep a file concerning accessibility requests for persons with reduced mobility and, if so, how many requests does it receive on average per (i) day, (ii) week, (iii) month, (iv) year; (d) how many accessibility requests for persons with reduced mobility have been received over the past five years; (e) how many complaints has VIA Rail received concerning accessibility for persons with reduced mobility over the past five years; (f) what were the grounds for the complaints to VIA Rail concerning persons with reduced mobility, did VIA Rail take concrete measures to correct the situation and, if so, what were they; (g) what changes does VIA Rail plan to make to its facilities to accommodate groups with more than two travellers with reduced mobility; (h) what is the estimated cost of modifying a railway car to accommodate more than one person with reduced mobility; and (i) are data available on the accessibility of VIA Rail trains for people with reduced mobility compared to other passenger trains elsewhere in the world and, if the data show differences in accessibility, why hasn’t something been done to address these differences? |
| Q-8952 — September 20, 2012 — Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) — What is the total amount of government funding, for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011, allocated within the constituency of LaSalle—Émard, specifying the department or agency, initiative, and amount? |
| Q-8962 — September 20, 2012 — Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) — With regard to the lawsuit by Suaad Hagi Mohamud against the Government of Canada: (a) what were the costs of the legal fees, broken down by category, incurred by the government to defend itself in the lawsuit and to reach a settlement; (b) what were the terms of the settlement; (c) was there a financial sum awarded to Suaad Hagi Mohamud; and (d) was a non-disclosure agreement signed with regard to the settlement and, if so, why? |
| Q-8972 — September 20, 2012 — Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) — With regard to the April 25, 2012, announcement by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to end the coverage of supplemental health care benefits under the Interim Federal Health Program to protected persons and refugee claimants: (a) what consultations took place before the policy decision was made; (b) who was consulted; (c) when did the consultations take place; (d) what provincial and territorial governments took part in the consultations; (e) which medical and health care associations were consulted; (f) what are the details of the documents, briefing notes or departmental recommendations that were given to the Minister before the policy decision was taken and will these be tabled in Parliament; (g) how many provincial and territorial governments have written to the Minister requesting that the policy decision be reversed; and (h) has a monitoring process been put in place to monitor the effects of the cuts on protected persons or refugee claimants and to public health? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-406 — September 20, 2012 — Ms. Borg (Terrebonne—Blainville) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should consider amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations in order to equip all household and utility trailers with an automatic wheel locking device so that the trailers remain stationary when disconnected. |
Private Members' Business |
| M-312 — April 26, 2012 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Woodworth (Kitchener Centre), seconded by Mr. Watson (Essex), — That a special committee of the House be appointed and directed to review the declaration in Subsection 223(1) of the Criminal Code which states that a child becomes a human being only at the moment of complete birth and to answer the questions hereinafter set forth; |
| that the membership of the special committee consist of 12 members which shall include seven members from the government party, four members from the Official Opposition and one member from the Liberal Party, provided that the Chair shall be from the government party; that the members to serve on the said committee be appointed by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and the membership report of the special committee be presented to the House no later than 20 sitting days after the adoption of this motion; |
| that substitutions to the membership of the special committee be allowed, if required, in the manner provided by Standing Order 114(2); |
| that the special committee have all the powers of a Standing Committee as provided in the Standing Orders; and |
| that the special committee present its final report to the House of Commons within 10 months after the adoption of this motion with answers to the following questions, |
| (i) what medical evidence exists to demonstrate that a child is or is not a human being before the moment of complete birth, (ii) is the preponderance of medical evidence consistent with the declaration in Subsection 223(1) that a child is only a human being at the moment of complete birth, (iii) what are the legal impact and consequences of Subsection 223(1) on the fundamental human rights of a child before the moment of complete birth, (iv) what are the options available to Parliament in the exercise of its legislative authority in accordance with the Constitution and decisions of the Supreme Court to affirm, amend, or replace Subsection 223(1). |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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